Compile Groovy files in Eclipse

Question

My java web project includes some Groovy code. But eclipse is not recognizing Groovy files and not generating any classes out of it. I have installed Groovy plugin in Eclipse. Installed Groovy in my windows machine and setup GROOVY_HOME and include groovyall jar file in my lib folder. But no luck.

Please help.

Answer 1

You could also use STS, when the dashboard opens up click on the "extensions" tab and click on the Groovy language feature and install it. Then right click on project, -> Spring -> configure groovy nature to use groovy also.

Another option is create a new Groovy project, the upshot is that you can use any java file within a groovy project since they are so well coupled.

Answer 2

Have you converted your project into a groovy project? In order for groovy files to be compiled, they must be in a groovy project. Select Project, right-click -> Configure -> Convert to Groovy Project...

This will set up the groovy dependencies correctly. You can remove the groovy-all jar from your lib folder.